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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-23
ONLY A REPORTER.

A Christmas Story In SIX Consecutive nnt
Intslllgible Parts.
Written for The Intel!igenetr.
It was Chriatmas morning, and 1t found
four tired newspaper men in restaurant
chatting over the evsnts Of the day and
congratulating Themselves over tho fact
that the extra Christmas edition of the
lnquisitor was of at last. It had been q
hard pull, and we all had extra work to do,
and having done 1t we'll and being com.
plimented by the editor-in.chiei, felt con.
tented, and that in measure, compen.
stated for the fatigue. Somehow We drop.
ped into recalling former Chris!mascp,
and each had jolly remembrance oil
scme interesting incident to relate. In
the course Of this exchange OF stories,
some Of them very probably monstroua
lies,) Frank Watkins exclaimed, "Boys,
do you remember poor Jim Thompson,
who used to have charge OF the local force
Of the Inquisitor in Days gone by7 You
all do7 Why, yes, Of course you do. Poor
fellow his form has been locked up for q
long while now. Well, I'll never forget
tho cut he gave the smart Alex who dis.
figured the local columns Of the Examiner
with hiH bad grammar and worse wit.
That fellow, 1t seema, through come over
sight Of the government, got into the army
and, not saying whether he did any fight
ing or not, he was everlastingly, bringing
| 81 f,o IN, -
season, until the public ,were, tired of it.
And Jim-well, l have known him TO be
actually sick after reading some OF tine
Examiner mans boasts. One day tho In
quisitor had occasion TO correct some wild
misatatsments OF thio Napoleon of car
mage and courage, and the consequence
was that the diminutive corporal came
back ut Jim with weak attempt at wit
mixed with his usual disregard OF the
rules governing the nomins,ive case. It
took good deal to rils Jim, and after fir
ing off few blank. cartridges in tho ex-
preeeive pstois Of the fraternity, be sat
down and made himaslf Ineligible in C.
few vigorous Anglo-Saxon phrases that
could stalk in and sit by the tiresde Of the
best families without giving offence. I
don't remember all he said, but the lsst
line WAS what caught The boys. think it
run like this: And this BAme man, for
whom decent lead pencil won't remain
sharpsned, draws his inspiration and ideas
from the same corrupting source he did
when in the army, where he was the most
constant patron OF the suffers canteen.
Yes, the E1amintr man had enough
more than q sufticiency, for be soon re.
signed and the last I heard Of him he was
writing war fables for the magazlnea."
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NEW York, Dec. 22.-Cotton quiet; uplsuds
105zc;. Orleans lCsSc: futures closed dull and
steady; December 10.40c: January l04So;i ebruary
$50; March 10 &c; April 10 Sc; May ID 900 Juno
loo5c; July 800; August o5o septem Der 10, l7c;
October lQQac, zEiLsE -l..s. -
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LfH
Potrolcum.

NEW YoRK, Dec. 22-pc.foleum opened arm at
Slszc and was steady In early dealings, but became
weak near noon and decuued to 5000 There was
sharp, rally In the afternoon, closing Arm at
S0Tc; sales 1860, 900 barrels - !
on CITY. PA, Bee e Opened at sl1ac; highest
barrels; clearances 1,7yD coo barrels: runs l577s
barrels; shipments $3.50 barrels; charters Hs25
PrrrsnuRsH, Pa, Dec. 22.-Petroleum fairly
sly; lowest S014c. OK :
BRADroRD, Pa. Dec 22.-opened at slkc; h!ghes,
Sle; sohc; closed Ut solc; clearahces ,9OG,
90 barrels, ~ tr3zi3 'rH-is'1i III -,
THuzvuLz, PA, Dec. 22.-Opened at slAo; hiQh.
est Sl91cs lowest S01Sc: closed At SQ5lc, - 800
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Live Stock,

CHICAGO, Dec. 22-The Dro.er's Journal reports ;
Caule-Receipn 5000 bead shipnenta 900 head !;
market active aud tu1Cc higher: shipping a'eers
bulls and mixed 81 4pa2 20. Hogs-Receipts
Il. 0OO head shipments 5000 head; market strong
mixed S ooao 81; hevy So S0a5 80: lisht 81 Ssa5 .
nenls 1000 head: market stionger; natives 81 "a
%: western o 25aA o0: Texans 81 5OaS 81; lambs
81 60a5 50, ~. g,+.5.;gl Il Il .slI 1877 US ~
kArr LuHRTY, Dec. 22-CAttle-.Rece,pu 3i2
head: shipments ..779 head; nothing doing; all
through consiguments. Hogs-Receipu 800 uead :
shipments 3l0O head; market actiyo Phiiadelphi as
IS 70a5 rs; mixed IS 55a5 81; Yorierp IS 40a5 SO;
common to fair Is 25a5 IS Bheep-ReceIpu 1900
head: shipments 900 head; market slow at yes.
terdsy 3 prices. ~, $ ',-.t 50 ~ g.f =.
aud Light A25a5 Is; packing and butchers IS 25a
500; receipts 40 head: shipments 1900 head.
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CLEVELAND & PITTSBURGH Rail-
" HoAD.--Under schedule in effect MAY a
1887, traina leave Bridgeport, Central Standard
time: For Pittsburgh and Cleveland, $40 q. m !
1:l2 p. N. For Pittsburgh, 1917 q. m. For Wells
Vile, AZ p. m. For steubenville, 1886 3. N. Fo1
Martins Ferry, GAS q. N. -
Trains arrive at Bridgeport at 1853 q. M, 1882
my17 .s.5- 4 ~ - .zfE' - ~ -,
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-, :, g: K. lord, Gen. Pass. Agent.
". d. CLEMENTS, Manager. - . - :

pITTsBURGH, CINCINNATI 4 sT,
i LOUIS RAILWAY CO.-Psnhaudle Route'
Under schedule In effect MAY %, 1857, traIni
leave Wheeling, Central Standard time: For Stou.
oenyille and Pittsburgh, 6:S5 q. M, 1895 p. M,
$40 p NJ FOR steubcnyille, sos p. m. Tho d:a3
o. m: and sos p. m. trains mako direct connection
Tor Columbus, Cincinnati, indianapolis and Chi.
cago. The 1885 p. N. train makes direct oonneo
ton Tor Columbus and Chicago, ~ r..lt -
Trains arrive at Wheeling, 6,l5 L. m 1O:l6 4. m .
2:45 D. NJ, and GOO D. m 80 ! - nv1I :"
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FINANCE AND TRADE,
Tho Features OF tho Money and Htock
= ----- - Marknia. -------- m


Rrw YoAK. Dec. 22.-Mouey on call easy al "a
per cent, last loan at per cent closed at las pei
cent Primo mercantile paper Ca7x per cent
sterling exchange quiet but s.roug at u s2,|a
3D. Total sales OF stocks todsy were 901,lsc
shares. q F 1=.l sE.. laa-tH0ps er.5
al" a s.TeH ma, MARKET while ani to-day was sl
Inc news Of derslOn III lavof Il do king VA ey
against It's former officers induced \ sudden squirt
~ tat stock lstot III the day. but thu Rrn raj list
OUT. The opening was l'm vt advances extending
toT per cent The market was steady Until SITTER
II O'clock. When the best ! rices ptncrAlly ". 70
a but inslguinu mt htnpcs TO the DIST p,Ices.
Most OF the 1T arc smsll fnActlo ~ higher, hut
chicago. Burlington & Quincy Is up p cent aud
Hooking Valley ~ .Anhattan Is down TX per
cent 81 r. - .I1.-.I.0I.. -, =
Railroad bonds quiet: saes 1s7Oop.
Government bond were qniet but frm,
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No, my boy, the Dominican friars were
no relation to our modern padcake grid
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CHINA, GLASS AND QuEENswARE

SlUU 10 ,SjUU Ing Tor us. Agents preferred
Who can furnish their own horses and give their
whole time to tho business Spare moments may
be proutably employed also 4 few vacancies III
towns and cities. b. F. JOHNSON & CO., 1909
Main street. RI .hmoud, Va E.=s f}Ft5s = lag Z
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A chow spoken Of as 50 rare entertain
ment" proved to be a performance not
we'll done. S 5'5i .slss5.f,1 La,
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baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD
Ohcparture Of trains from Wheeling. Schedule
In effect November 20. lSs7-E.starn time: a'39
Express for Chicago and tho NssthIost, $3.50 a.
M, Sto P m. 1000 p. m. daily. asa u 1@n.m.daily
EIpr s. ior Cincinnati and st Louis, s:bo, 4, m.
daily, HIS p m. daily except Saturday. ~. g
@, Express Tor Columbus and Cincinnati, 2:45a. M,
Express Tor Washington, D. G., Baltimore. pills.
deiphia and New York, 6:4oa. m and 6:l5 p. m.
Express trains arrive from Chicago, GAO and $50
a m. and Gas p. m. daily, and 500 a. m. daily az.
Express trains arrive from St. Louis and Cncln.
kIp S trains ana n1li Ss5 M ds
more asd Washington, D. G.. 1850 a. m. and lo:55
FOr Columbus. $50 a. m. daily, and l1:1b D. m.
Sniy except Saturday, and 225 p m. daily except
Tlalns arrIvo from Columbus, 500 a, m. daily.
ana S:ao p. m. daily and 1926 q. N. daily except
FoE fthbursh and Washington, Pa, 500 a. M
and p m. daily; Express, S:i0 a. m, las D. N.
daily except Sunday. Additional way train for
rs1nss "a , S B daily except Sunday
i2:i5 ,. N. and 6:55 p N. daily except sunday;
ino. y. M daily except Saturday, and $40 a. m.
Trains arrive from Washington, Pa, SEQ a. m,
Fol- noundsVilie, 1880 noon, daily e1cep. Bun.
From FROM Aoundsvillc, lao p. NJ, daily except
For Grafton. 3:45 p. m. From Grafton. e:25 d
No., daily except sunday. slfI' fft'-'ss'-.,
For Cumberland, $3.50 a. m. From Cumberland,
$50 y. NJ daily except Sunday, 'i--',1 -
For St Evansville, $3.50 q. M, D, m, and 6:45
p. m daily except Sunday = si5I.,s"-'- -,
From e Clsirsyillc. $40 a. m. and Las and 6:45
p. m daily, except Sunday. s.1 - ~, -
Baggage called Tor and checked at hotels and
residences on orders left at ticket oice 11 Mar,
ket street and at Depot. =, 90 I;
g. K. LORD, Gen. Pass, Agent; ii
". M. LIIEMENTa Ne m uox .-oN-Ns' u
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Resuming his narrative Wilson said
"somehow that Christmas eve every man
aboutthe Office felt wrong. Many times
during the night l couldn't read proof, the
types looked go blurred, although the i'm.
preston was clear enough. At last the
paper went to press. I stopped in the
press room to get paper when the press
man said ho didn't know what to make Of
the engine, it went sort O. jerky-like, be
said. | thought the press acted queer,
TOO. The tapes seemed to flap and the
cog.wheels gayo out mournful sroan,
and the nteam instead of kissing escaped
like Sigh. Suddenly the engine gave
two or three sobs and stopped on the dead
level. The pressman and I looked each
other in the eye,ibut said nothing; and be.
lore the rets was started again, Ike came
tearing into the room and exclaimed,
Hes dcaG!' w
"Boyp, it wasn't q very large funeral, but
every eye st the house was moist, and
mourned," n - : -
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Am in the right d under elgs ribs increasing on pressure
e sde smmes he pain FL. ' under aI he
shoulder and sometimes taken for Rheumatism in the arm
general core sometimes alternating with a1y; tho head Is
troubled with an accompanied with heavy in tho
panied with painful sensation having c undone something which
Sshs to hsys been done slight dry cough sometimes attendant
his feet cold burning and he complains prky sensation Of
tho skim his spirits low although satisfied that exercise
enough to try It, hffWJ 'a% 7EIT - 80
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An oculist doesn't. want an eye for an
eye, and q dentist doesn't want a. tooth for
a tooth. They want $50.
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1.-THE day, before Christmas Jim's condi.
ton was very, bad, and about supper time
I got note from his mother saying that
he wanted to see mo that evening. j went
up about 10 O'clock and found him in a
very bad way, indeed. 1tseems that he
had received internal injuries that made
his case quite hopeless. He met me With
his CHEEKY old smile and mo.ioned me to
take the chair ,by his bedside. After look.
ing at me. steadily, a. moment he sort Of
moaned out, bill, you know I always
hated the sight Of a paper with patent IL
aides, but blame me II I don't wish I was
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PROPOSALS..
CLgRKs OyFlcH. - ,.,L.
Roam CoMxpsIoNERs OF ONO Country. (
WHEELING, ". VA, Dec. a, 1857
sso,cd Proposals will DO received at this ONCE
mill tuesday the 9th Inst. at noon for iurnish.
Inv, for use at County jail. tvs dozen (uoro or
lcs) wrough. Iron BedsteadS. .,5s,55.,I-5ag,
70, Information in regard TO size, &C., DO, In.
oulro OF the undersigned.
all bids. CHAB. @. WOODS,
DOH - rst. ~ wv Clerk. =
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When Watkins had finished his anec.
dotal reminiscenco Bill Wilson, who had
been sitting in tho corner in rather
thouRhtfulmo spoke up. "Boys, that
man Jim Thompson was the moet versatile
reporter l ever, knew. From swearing a!
dog fight to leading the singing at lem
perance meeting his equal could not be
found. Came just as natural to him as
scooping tbs Examiner every morning.
And when Jim didn't have a real live,
healthy scoop on hand why he'd-well he
always found one hiding somewhere, and
nobody had curiosity enough to ask him
where he got it." n FL n .a..gtC Al
"Bill, you were with him Just before he
died. were you not ?" asked Watkins.
ayes. And by the way, he died on
Christnas morning." STr5,& 5.a Il !,
"Tell us aboutit. ] have some recollec.
ton OF it, but the rest Of the boys here
we're not on the paper at that time" e.s
.ls."'Wsll, you zee, Jim was the city editor
Of the Inquisitor, and I was pretty thick
with him. We were to have an extra
edition on Christmas, and about week
before the editor.in.chief came into the
local room and said: Now about this
Christmas edition, Mr.. Thompson. What
are we to expect from you? Something
attractive and readable, I presume p oh,
yee,' saye Jim in his old confident man.
nor, 'I'll have something; and it will lbe
hummer, too. Just pull out two columns
OF ads for me. Don't want to do that
|'0h, well then, I'll cut according to tie
CLOTH :. ,,,ss.33g
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PROPOSALS..
NOTICE TO DRUGGISTS.

IN GrL4Gr iIJlEj55ITr( b cff> (
Scaled proposals will DO received up TO / ?. N, Oh
Saturday, December "a, by tho City Council Com.
ml..co on the City Prison. for lurulshing drugs 10
the city prisoners for tho year from January / to
December 81, 1888. %.sl
do2l FRANK W. BOWERS, City Clert.
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.."About two days alter that" continued
Wilson, "a big FIRE occurred in a tenement
house; and, as usual, Jim was there as coon
as the engines. The IRE had obtained a
good headway and the flremen were hay.
ing tough fight Of 1t in saving adjacent
property. Suddenly man was seen to
rush into the tenement house with the
aremen all yelling to him to come back.
In about half minute he was seen COM
ing land just as he reached the door he
stumbled and fell, and at the same time
the floor came crashing down, The man
was dug out Of the debris, and carried
across the street. Several persons asked
who was he and one man said 'Oh, it's
only reporter Boys, 1t was jim, and
although not crushed he was badly
bruised. BE was removed to his home
carried. to his widowed mother. I went
ahead to prepare hia mother, quiet her
fears and prevent a sudden shock. She
bore up bravely and acted very sensible,
preparing the bed for Jim and all the time
speaking encouraging and hopeful words
to him. ,WhsniI saw, him comfortably
tucked In I started to leave, when jim
beckoned me back. I went to the bed
aide and Jim eaid, Draw It J; mild, very
mild sAnd drop in at the Examiner and
tell them to mako 1t as short as they cam
II promised him !, would. But, Jim,
said I, what In ,thunderation possessed
you to dart in that building? He kind oil
blushed when he replied in 10 voice,
"Bill, I thought I cav rhildlin the back
hall, but 1t was only an old black shawl
hanging on the back Of Q chair l ,5
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Sunday trains on K. & o. Railway arrive at
Charleston at G:1o .. m waiting for o. X. 4. K.
train No. at Point Pleasant, This Ia tho short
Hue, and parties purchasing tickets should ask for
tickets via. the Ohio River Railroad. For iniorua.
ton regarding rates routes, ETC., address sI-sis
W. J. ROBINSON, Gen'l Pass. agent,
FRED. HUSEMEN, IN ii J - -. - z
l.s7-g TRAY. Pass. Agent Wheeling, - p tE5i
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FOR RENT.

TOR RENT-DWELLING NO. 100
e Twelfth street. Natural gas, and hot and
cold water throughout. Apply on premiAes Mrs..
X. A HARDEN. ~ e r.s 80 ..- DEF Z
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DOR THE t$DWELLING
Il house, 92s Main street, at present occupied
by Mrs Henry Horkheiner. Possession given
ANIL. Apply TO 4. q. DALZELL delb
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-05
THREE BOYS EXACTLY ALIKE.
They Were Tripi.ts and They Fooled
Farmers Daughter,
From tho Eeao York Journal.

Fran the Neao York journal.
GREENsBCRG. md, April This county
furnishes a remarkable batch OF triplets'
Putnam, Abel and Joshua Ewing were born
here, where they have ever since lived, about
flty-hye years ago. They are strong, healthy
men, averaging over 200 pounds, being nearly
equal in weight and bear suCh strong re-
sem blance TO each other that il is n III mcult
matter for persons not well acquainted win
them to tell one from the other. They nave
eacn been married nearly thirty years ana all
have chidran.
When they were young men the resem-
blance was mucn stronger than now. In
Illustration of this they tell this story:
They formed a conspiracy am ng Them
selves to visit a neighbours daughter. They
went to see her by turns, each paying VISIT
every week. They posted each other on the
conversations they had with her. ON ner
part she thought she was receiving devoted
attention from one of old man Ewing S sons.
as he came 10 see her three times a week, and
her thoughts began to grow serious.
This Ewing family is very remarkable
one. Patrick and Lydia Ewing reared nlieen
children in this county, nine sons and SIX
daughters, all that were born to them. They
all grew to manhood and womanhood. and all
but one has been married ana have children
living. The bachelor brother is the leading
attorney at the bar here. Only four OF the
children have died, aud the father died three
years ago at 81 years Of age. The mother
still lives. They are all Democrats. and their
influence is felt in the party councils, not only
In the county but In the State also.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-05

INC gar MAN.
The newspapers are making a good deal
of fun Of George M. Pullman, whom it Is
said the King of Italy has knighted.
Pullman Is very rich man, but there is
no evidence that he has any OF the foolish
desire for show which many other rich
men in this country have. He earned his
money honestly, and the city of Pullman
is proof that he uses it wisely.
The story OF how Pullman laid the
foundation OF his fortune is interesting.
Early in the COS the level of Chicago
was raised, so that the principal BUSH
ness streets were half dozen feet above
the basement windows OF the stores. The
owners OF the stores had but little trouble
in raising those built Of wood to the level
OF the streets, but it was not so easy to
raise those built OF brick. Pullman, who
was then house raiser, contracted to
raise a brick drug store. II was
not believed that ne could dc
it successfully, but he employed
force OF hands, borrowed all
the jack-screws in the CITY, and went &c
work. When everything was in readi-
ness great crowd collected, expectlng
to see the store fall Instead OF rise. Just
at dark Pullman gave the word, and the
hands gave a few turns to the screws
Then he dismissed the hands until mex
day. Early in the morning the crowd
again collected and much amazemen
was expressed when it was found that
the store was two or three
inches above the ground. The
tension OF the timbers had worked the en-.
tire structure clear during the night. In
the course Of a few days Pullman had
completed his work, without havias
Jared a single drug bottle out OF place.
For some time he had all he could, A
raising buildings, among them being che
fremont House, which is large enough te
hold 500 people. SOL
About the time there we're no more
buildings to be raised keen Yankee OBJ
tanned permission from the Michigan
Southern railroad TO go through its nigh
cars with a nead-rest, which he offered fol-
SOC. to screw on the back of seats
Pullman saw the contrivance, determined
at once that IL was q good thing, and
sought the Yankee and bought his patent
Soon after he got an old car and began tC
experiment with the head.rest. The re-
suit was the Pullman palace sleeping
car; and to-day the Pullman Palace Car
Compsny's 100000 of stock IS ssllinp
above 100, and the surplus In the com.
psny's treasury is over $lO,000,00o.
1t was brain and energy, not luck, that
made Pullman rich man, and the young
men OF the country would do well to profit
by his example.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-05
index TONEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MxETINGs-savannah Rine Association
The Germsn-American Mutual Loan and
Building Association.
SPECIAL NoTIoks-Quarantine Notice;
Straw Hats, W. A. Jsudon, Agent; AS TO
Crew of Norwegian Bark Action; L. A.
Moore.
LEGAL SALEs-City SherifTs Sale; Valuable
Property for salei Chatham Sheriffs Sales;
Administrators Sale.
A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FAoTs-David
weisbein.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs--Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
LEGAL NoTIcEs-Dem ands For and Against
Estates.
NOTICES. Elsinger, Assignee OF Max
Birnbaum.
PEAs-W. d. simkins Co.
AssIGNEE's SALES. Elsinger, Assignee
Cor Max Birnbaum.
AUCTION SALEs-Jeferson and Charlton
Street Property, Administrators Sales, by l.
ID. LaRoches Sons; Administrators Sale, by
y. X. Kennedy; Horse, Buggy and Harness,
by C. H. Dorsett.
LARGEST PINEAPPLEs-K. Power.